Canadian National Energy Alliance STEM EDI Scholarship

Award created thanks to the generosity of the Canadian National Energy Alliance (CNEA)

Award Overview

Value of the award:
$3,000
Number of awards:
Minimum 1
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To support undergraduate students enrolled in a program in the Faculty of Engineering or the Faculty of Science who are members of a racialized community, identify as Indigenous or are involved in the LGBTQ2S+ community.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a person with protected or refugee status
  2. be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in the Faculty of Engineering or the Faculty of Science of the University of Ottawa
  3. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  4. provide documented proof of Indigenous identity, in accordance with the requirements of the University of Ottawa Eligibility for Focused Admissions, Scholarships, and Bursaries for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis People administrative procedure
OR

be a racialized person (member of a visible minority) and defined as a person other than Indigenous (Aboriginal), who is non-white in colour or race, regardless of place of birth or citizenship

OR 

be involved as a member of the LGBTQ2S+community

How to Apply

Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. documented proof of Indigenous identity, in accordance with the requirements of the University of Ottawa Eligibility for Focused Admissions, Scholarships, and Bursaries for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis People administrative procedure (if applicable)
OR

self-identification from the applicant who identifies as a member of a racialized community as per the Ontario Human Rights Commission policy and guidelines on racism and racial discrimination section 2.1 (“‘Race’ — A social construct”) (if applicable) 

OR

 a statement (max. 500 words) describing the applicant’s own involvement in the LGBTQ2S+ community (if applicable)

About this Award

The Canadian National Energy Alliance (CNEA) is a private sector consortium that represents some of the world’s most experienced nuclear and engineering firms: AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs and Fluor. CNEA was the contractor selected in 2015 by the Government of Canada to safely transform Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and secure Canada’s role in the global nuclear marketplace on behalf of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL).

CNEA focuses on multiple key objectives: ensuring that Canada’s world-class nuclear science and technology capabilities and knowledge at CNL continue to support federal government priorities in the areas of energy, health, safety and security, and environment; providing industry with access to nuclear science and technology expertise; managing Canada’s radioactive waste and decommissioning responsibilities to reduce AECL’s liabilities safely and cost effectively; and delivering an integrated capital and asset management program to revitalize CNL as a modern, world-class nuclear science and technology campus with safe, reliable and costefficient operations.